South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4376

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4376
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Townsend
All Sponsors:                     Townsend, Altman
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20846sd00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Technical and Comprehensive Education 
                                  Board, health and education programs, degree 
                                  provisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   19991229  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-53-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL ASSURE THAT AN EXTENSIVE ALLIED HEALTH CURRICULUM IS AVAILABLE IN THE TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO MEET NEEDS ARISING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS BOTH FOR TWO-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND TO REQUIRE AN EXISTING EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD TO BE ASSIGNED AS A HEALTH CARE EDUCATION COORDINATOR IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN ACCOMPLISHING THE ABOVE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTIES OF THIS COORDINATOR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 59-53-50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(14) assure that an extensive allied health curriculum is available in the technical and comprehensive education system to meet needs arising for health care professionals both for two-year degree programs and continuing education programs. For this purpose, there shall be assigned to an existing employee of the board the function and designation of Health Care Education Coordinator, who shall perform the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) serve as a focal point for all allied health education concerns throughout the technical and comprehensive education system;

(b) establish a review process to determine if the health care professions curriculum has kept pace with technological developments in the health care field and make available a one-page yearly fact sheet on this process;

(c) establish a continuing education program for certified nursing aides and a strategy for implementing this program that:

(i) complements existing programs or training to prepare for certification as nursing aide; and

(ii) is designed to educate to all standards for certified nursing aide or assistant."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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